Protocol Feasibility to Promote Trial Efficiency
Summary
Such waste can be reduced through the careful selection of clinical trials to activate early in the process, before investing a lot of resources. The secondary purpose is to provide a mechanism and parameters to abandon development of a project which is unlikely to succeed before too many resources are dedicated to its execution. Ethical implications aside, it is important to determine whether you can meet the necessary or requested accrual goal in the time allotted by looking at past performance data. It is important to define the mission and scope of the committee to keep the purpose clear of improving the activation process, and ultimately, the successful completion of clinical trials. A protocol feasibility process can increase the probability of a successful clinical trial by ensuring the necessary infrastructure is present to complete the aims of the study in the required timeframe.